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In Japan, everything is anime, literally. Even the public sector's PSA-like subway posters and TV ads are using Anime characters, and it occasionally creates so
by flakiness 4y ago
In Japan, everything is anime, literally. Even the public sector's PSA-like subway posters and TV ads are using Anime characters, and it occasionally creates some conflicts.
Anime tends to have gender bias, which is kind of fine , but sometimes it is not the best tool to convey the public service messages. But people didn't notice until feminists get really mad. This is the result of the ultimate penetration and of the anime culture, and fascinating to observe. It's a skewed twin of Japanese culture after all.
- langsoul-com 4y agoAnime isn't that mainstream in Japan. Lots of people watched anime as a kid then stopped. At least all the Jap people I talked to at hostels were like that. Was very weird.
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- rowanG077 4y agoWhy does anime have a gender bias?
- wahnfrieden 4y agoDo you think women haven't noticed because they've been quiet about it until more recently? Japan is infamously challenged with sexism and oppressive to women, and women have struggled to have a voice on these topics More than a "gender bias", the issue has been hyper sexualization in public/professional spaces
- flakiness 4y agoYou mean women haven't been noticed? Anyways, I think you're right about hyper sexualization. I wrote "gender bias" to keep the post from being too political. Gender in Japan is like Race in the US. It's hard to keep it nuanced.